I guess its hard to improve on an already great camera, now that I think about it.

exactly,but they evened out the playing field with the AF on the D-movie mode. no word on video length though...

I kid you not, this might just be my dream camera.

The more i think about it, the less I need a FF camera.

I've got 17-50 2.8, and 50-150 2.8.

all of which are for the DX.

to be honest, as a soldier, i couldn't think of a better camera to have at my side during a deployment.

I'll be able to carry enough memory/battery to last me for days, the weatherproofing is fantastic, it's made of aluminum, and the moviemode will allow me to film whatever I please and edit whenever I'm bored.

2 16GB cards 2 EN-ELwhatevers.

the whole kit should weight about 10lbs, which can fit in a desert colored messenger bag.

Where has the lever for the memory card slot gone? Is it the same flip-open thing as on the D700 now? It was one of the reasons why I didn't buy the D700 as a backup body. I like to hold the camera really tight and I don't know how I do it but I usually open the memory card slot that way.

Looks like a great camera, but i am fine with Canon thank you Anyway, i have heard that Canon were waiting for the D300s arrival, so they can hopefully have a decent competitor. Hopefully this competition will force Canon to build something better for cheaper Anyway, i think now the best camera in its class has got better Canon really need to pull out all the stops here to have a decent competitior

Where has the lever for the memory card slot gone? Is it the same flip-open thing as on the D700 now? It was one of the reasons why I didn't buy the D700 as a backup body. I like to hold the camera really tight and I don't know how I do it but I usually open the memory card slot that way.